Despise

(v. t.) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.

海丝特编辑

• If I must disgrace myself by such a bargain with any man, I prefer that it be one I already despise. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• But I know you despise me. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Dislike is always more or less associated with contempt--I can see nothing in the Count to despise. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I _do_ think myself a fool, Shirley, in some respects; I _do_ despise myself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• With that polite speech he took my hand--oh, how I despise myself! 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The townsmen despise and cheat the nomads, the nomads ill-treat and despise the townsfolk. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I don't mean to despise them, any more than I would ape them. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The penniless Colonel became quite obsequious and respectful to the head of his house, and despised the milksop Pitt no longer. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Poor Rosamond's vagrant fancy had come back terribly scourged--meek enough to nestle under the old despised shelter. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I despised them, to a man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I clung to my ferocious habits, yet half despised them; I continued my war against civilization, and yet entertained a wish to belong to it. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• These results are genuine and not to be despised. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I saw that in his heart he despised those dedicated to any but worldly idols. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I wouldn't marry a man I hated or despised. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Miss Eliza Bennet, said Miss Bingley, despises cards. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Popular fame may be agreeable even to a man, who despises the vulgar; but it is because their multitude gives them additional weight and authority. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Celia thought privately, Dorothea quite despises Sir James Chettam; I believe she would not accept him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Jane, you are mistaken: probably not one in the school either despises or dislikes you: many, I am sure, pity you much. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• You tell me that she will certainly cheat us, and that she despises us already. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• A child of mine deserts me for the proud and prosperous, and another child of mine despises me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She is a Republican in principle, and despises everything like rank or title. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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